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2023 Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil election

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26 out of 30 seats in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil 14 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	77.61%
Majority party Minority party Third party   Party JKNC INC BJP Alliance I.N.D.I.A. I.N.D.I.A. NDA Seats before 10 8 1 Seats won 12 10 2 Seat change 2 2 1 Popular vote 23,578 27,303 10,934 Percentage 30.75% 35.61% 14.26%
Chief Executive Member before election Feroz Ahmad Khan JKNC Chief Executive Member after election Mohammad Jaffer Akhone JKNC

Elections were held in October 2023 for the 26 seats of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil. This was also the first election conducted in the union territory of Ladakh since its split from Jammu and Kashmir in 2019.

The Indian National Congress and Jammu & Kashmir National Conference contested the elections under the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance. The NC-Congress alliance won 22 seats in a landslide whereas the BJP won only 2 seats.

Background

There were 74,026 voters including 46,762 women, who exercise their franchises through EVMs in 278 polling stations across the Kargil. Totally 85 candidates were in the fray. The voter turnout was 78% , which was an increase of 8% from the 2018 council Election, mainly due to the returning of Kargil’s migrant population for the election.

Out of 26 seats, 23 are Muslim majority seats and three are Buddhist majority seats. The Imam Khomeini Memorial Trust and Anjuman Jamiatul Ulama Islamia School-Kargil are the main Shite seminaries in Kargil. The Imam Khomeini Memorial Trust extended its support to the Indian National Congress and the Anjuman Jamiatul Ulama Islamia School-Kargil is rooting for the Jammu & Kashmir National Conferences. The Bharatiya Janata Party had earlier promised district status to the Buddhist majority Zanskar tehsil but failed to deliver the promise and is facing resentment from people in Buddhist majority seats like Karsha and Padun which are part of Zanskar. Samanla Dorje, a Buddhist Congress leader has also said "People can no more be fooled by the promise of district status to Zanskar,” .

Schedule

Election Department, Ladakh has announced the schedule to conduct the election for Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil on 9 September 2023:

Exit Poll

Results

Vote share of different parties in the election

Results by party and alliance

Vote share of different alliances in the election

Alliance		Parties		Symbol	Popular vote			Seats Won
					Votes	%	± %	Contested	Won	+/-
	INDIA		Jammu & Kashmir National Conference		23,578	30.75%		17	12	2
			Indian National Congress		27,303	35.61%		22	10	2
			Total		50,881	66.36%		26	22	4
	NDA		Bharatiya Janata Party		10,934	14.26%		17	2	1
None			Aam Aadmi Party		241	0.31%		4	0
			Independents		14,624	19.07%		25	2	3
Total					76,680	100%			26

Results by constituency

Also see

• 2023 elections in India
• Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency

References

1. Ashiq, Peerzada (4 October 2023). "In first polls post-370, Kargil hill council elections sees over 78% turnout". The Hindu.
2. "Hope for pre-Art 370 abrogation to development: Why 3 young candidates are in fray for Kargil hill council". 3 October 2023.
3. Ashiq, Peerzada (3 October 2023). "Kargil sees first post-370 polls; big stakes for BJP, Congress, NC". The Hindu.
4. "73% voter turnout recorded as Kargil holds first polls since Article 370 move". 5 October 2023.
5. "LAHDC Kargil elections today: First poll since split from J&K in 2019, voting underway". cnbctv18.com. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
6. Ashiq, Peerzada (8 October 2023). "NC-Congress alliance sweeps Kargil election with 22 of 26 seats; BJP wins two". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
7. Livemint (8 October 2023). "LAHDC-Kargil polls: Congress bags 7 seats, NC wins 5, BJP gets 2 constituencies". mint. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
8. Ashiq, Peerzada (4 October 2023). "Kargil migrant voters flood back as discontent is palpable". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
9. Ashiq, Peerzada (3 October 2023). "Kargil sees first post-370 polls; big stakes for BJP, Congress, NC". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
10. Ashiq, Peerzada (4 October 2023). "In first polls post-370, Kargil hill council elections sees over 78% turnout". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
11. "The Ladakh Gazette" (PDF). gov.in. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
12. "Kargil hill council election 2023: Election Department to set up 278 polling stations". 10 September 2023.
13. "List of Candidates in fray for the 5th General Elections to LAHDC Kargil-2023" (PDF). gov.in. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
14. "2023 LAHDC Kargil election results". LAHDC Kargil. Retrieved 8 October 2023.

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